proximate
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The proximate cause is a fuel price increase, no question about it.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
The proximate cause of this crisis is a war that most of these farmers had little reason to care about before.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
With investors already fearful about the more proximate risks posed by the hundreds of billions being spent on AI, this vision of the future spooked the markets further.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
In each case, what might have otherwise been viewed as a minor offense was taken seriously because the actors were proximate to those in power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
The combination of government and religion has thus functioned, together with germs, writing, and technology, as one of the four main sets of proximate agents leading to history’s broadest pattern.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing proximate
This Week in Words: April 22 - 27, 2018
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